News at Adelphi

Adelphi University Student Activities Board is holding its first lecture series for the semester featuring TLC’s Little People Big World star Matthew Roloff on September 26, 2012, at the Performing Arts Center (AUPAC) Concert Hall, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. Well-known as an inspiring figure, Roloff will talk about overcoming challenges, crafting destiny and…

Co-founder of F360, he spearheaded commercial production for leading brands, including Nike and Lucasfilm.

From Social Work major from the Bronx to an attorney for New York State.

Adelphi University President Robert A. Scott announced on September 24 at a campus-wide celebration that The Campaign for Adelphi University: Building Adelphi’s Future One Story at a Time, the first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign in its 116-year history, raised $58.5 million, and surpassed its original target goal of $56 million, thanks to the generosity of more…

During his career as a social worker, Jeffrey brought his love for dogs to his work.

Adelphi recognized by The Education Trust as a “Top 25 Gainers in Hispanic Student Graduation Rates Among Private Institutions” in their “Advancing to Completion: Increasing degree attainment by improving graduation rates and closing gaps for Hispanic students”–Report Released September 20, 2012 Adelphi University Statement on this Recognition The Education Trust’s spotlight on our students’ accomplishments affirms…

On June 15, more than 180 regional business, government and nonprofit leaders gathered at Adelphi University to attend the Long Island Meta-Leadership Summit for Preparedness. Presented in a unique partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CDC Foundation, the Harvard School of Public Health, the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the…

Adelphi University is proud to announce that Dr. Sean C. Feeney will deliver The Robert and Augusta Finkelstein Memorial Lecture on “Accountability in the Age of Pearson: Advocating for What Works in Schools.” The event will take place on Tuesday, October 30, 2012, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in the Thomas Dixon Lovely Ballroom in…

Clayton Westermann honored with the President’s Medal of Merit, not only for his exemplary service and inspirational teaching.

The Adelphi University Center for Career Development announced Mahnoor Misbah ’14 as the first Community Fellow of the Year award recipient during its Annual Community Fellows Breakfast held on August 30, 2012. Through the Community Fellows Program (CFP), Adelphi undergraduate students have the opportunity to get trained and paid for completing a 10-week summer internship…

Adelphi University is proud to announce that Timothy P. Burton, senior vice president and treasurer of the University, will be honored in Long Island Business News’ CFO of the Year Awards program. Mr. Burton was nominated for the award by Adelphi University President Robert A. Scott. Mr. Burton and 26 other awardees will be recognized…

On September 13, 2012, Adelphi University continues “The President’s Series on Critical Issues” presented by Adelphi President Robert A. Scott with guest speaker Caroline Roan, Vice President of Corporate Responsibility and Reputation at Pfizer, Inc. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 8:30 a.m. in the Thomas Dixon…

Adelphi University is pleased to announce that Dr. Jean Lau Chin, professor in the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies has completed a project on women and leadership for the Gender Studies Program at Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)  through the internationally renowned Fulbright Specialists Program. The Fulbright Specialists Program, created in 2000 to…

The Office of Information Technology wants you to have a great fall semester at Adelphi University. To improve the wide range of services we provide, IT has made several upgrades to the technology available for your use: AU2Go Mobile Students will be able to go mobile this semester when submitting course/instructor evaluations. Instructions will be…

On October 12, 2012, world-renowned musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson comes to Adelphi University’s Performing Arts Center (AUPAC) in Dirtday!, a piece reflecting contemporary America. The evening’s program, which begins at 8:00 p.m. in the Concert Hall, will feature electric violin, keyboards and electronics. The show will combine conventional and nonconventional instrumentals with electronic…

The Adelphi University Exhibitions Program is honored to present an exclusive one-week exhibition featuring select works by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), Henri Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), and Auguste Rodin (1840-1917). The works are on generous loan from the Adele and Herbert J. Klapper collection. Lautrec, Degas, Rodin: Selections From The Adele And Herbert J. Klapper Collection will be…

“Adelphi is like family.”

“I’m an extremely creative, productive, hard-working, thoughtful person—who is passionate about all aspects of the music world, my family and friends.”

“I’m a work that is perpetually in progress. I believe there is both a need and an opportunity to improve.”

“I’m a music fanatic. Music is my first love—nothing else can top it.”

“I’m a passionate individual who wants to make a difference.... If you want to shape the future, you have to engage in it.”

“I always say that if it wasn’t for Adelphi, I wouldn’t be where I am.”

“I love teaching and empowering my students. My Adelphi professors made such a difference in my life. This is my way of paying it forward.”

“I am perseverant, determined and I feel very blessed.”

“I like to think of myself as someone who is honest, someone who is responsible and someone who is loving.”

“I’m a big ‘I wanna save the world person.’ That’s my heart. I want to leave this place a little better than when I came into it.”

Horace G. McDonell Summer Research Science Fellowship

The Adelphi University Hudson Valley Center is pleased to announce Dr. Elizabeth Scannell-Desch, as the nursing coordinator for undergraduate and graduate programs in nursing. Dr. Scannell-Desch is a retired colonel in the U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps. For 25 years, she served her country holding many key leadership positions, including command nurse executive for the…

Kenneth Chenault Lecture Kenneth Chenault, CEO of American Express Company, will deliver the Hagedorn Lecture on Corporate Social Responsibility at Adelphi University  Monday, October 24, at 12:00 p.m.  This free event will be held in the Thomas Dixon Lovely Ballroom in the Ruth S. Harley University Center, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. Mr. Chenault,…

Member of Adelphi University’s Profiles in Success program. by Ela Schwartz “I wanted to give back, to do something with purpose.” —Duncan Winter, M.B.A. ’78, M.D. Duncan Winter, M.B.A. ’78, M.D., defies categorization. While his official profession is board certified ophthalmologist and eye surgeon, Dr. Winter is also a businessman, investor, artist, pilot and humanitarian. This renaissance…